Trump said in an email to supporters, „Today really isn’t about gagging me. It’s an attempt to gag the American people.“
Donald Trump sent his supporters a „final“ message before Monday’s ruling by a federal judge on whether a gag order will be imposed on the former president.
In a fundraising email, Trump wrote, „Because I may be prohibited from speaking out against [President Joe Biden’s] corruption as of later today, I want to say all I can right now in this final email to you before the hearing.“
At the end of Monday’s hearing, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she would impose a „narrowly tailored“ gag order against Trump, at the request of prosecutors, in the federal election interference case brought by special counsel Jack Smith. The prosecutors have cited the former president’s threatening comments about key players in the courtroom as a reason to restrict his speech regarding the case.
Gag orders are not uncommon with trial participants, but Trump’s status as the GOP front-runner in the 2024 presidential race, and his efforts to portray a gag order as being politically motivated, complicated the decision Chutkan had to make.
As Monday’s hearing played out in court, Trump reiterated his view of a possible gag order, sending an email blast to supporters that said, „Today really isn’t about gagging me….
